Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood Information Collection, Comment Request, 61366-61367 [E7-21317]

Download as PDF 61366 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 30, 2007 / Notices sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES housing and description of such; Identification of Housing and Urban Development funded house and current status of project; Identification of other sources of housing assistance for which the applicant has applied and been denied assistance if applying for a new housing unit or purchase of an existing standard unit; and advisement and description of any severe health problem, handicap or permanent disability. G. Applicant Certification including: Signature of Applicant and Date, and Signature of Spouse and Date. (3) Description of the need for the information and proposed use of the information: Submission of this information is required in order to receive services under the Housing Improvement Program. The information is collected to determine applicant eligibility for services and applicant priority order to receive services under the program. (4) Description of Likely Respondents, including the estimated number of likely respondents, and proposed frequency of response to the collection of information: Description of Affected Entities: Individual members of Federally recognized Indian tribes who are living within a designated tribal or legally defined service area and who apply for assistance under the Housing Improvement Program. Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,000. Proposed Frequency of Response: Annually or less frequently, depending on length of waiting list, funding availability and dynamics of service population. Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,000. Estimated Time per Application: 1 hour. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,000 hours. mechanical or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; the comments will also become a matter of public record. All written comments will be available for public inspection in Room 335B of the Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from the public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. IV. Request for Comments We specifically request your comments concerning the following: 1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the BIA, including whether the information will have practical utility; 2. The accuracy of the BIA’s estimate of the burden to collect the information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and, 4. How to minimize the burden of the information collection on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated electronic, SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking comments from the public on an extension of an information collection from persons seeking proof of American Indian or Alaska Native blood, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collected under OMB Control Number 1076–0153 will be used to establish that the applicants meet requirements for official recognition as an American Indian or Alaska Native for purposes of eligibility determination and participation in programs administered through the U. S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. DATES: Submit comments on or before December 31, 2007. VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:46 Oct 29, 2007 Jkt 214001 Dated: October 1, 2007. Carl J. Artman, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 07–5387 Filed 10–29–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–4J–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood Information Collection, Comment Request Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Agency Information Collection. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Written comments can be sent to Ms. Daisy West, Chief, Division of Tribal Government Services, Office of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 4513 MIB, Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Daisy West, Chief, Division of Tribal Government Services, (202) 513–7626. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This collection was originally approved and assigned OMB Control No. 1076–0153 when it was submitted with a proposed rulemaking, 25 CFR Part 70, which was published in the Federal Register on April 18, 2000 (66 FR 20775). The proposed rulemaking has not been finalized due to various reasons. We are in the process of developing guidance for processing applications for Certificates of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood (CDIB). ADDRESSES: Request for Comments We are requesting comments about the proposed collection to evaluate: (a) The accuracy of the burden hours, including the validity of the methodology used and assumptions made; (b) The necessity of the information for proper performance of the bureau functions, including its practical utility; (c) The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and, (d) Suggestions to reduce the burden including use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology. The public is advised that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB clearance number. For example, this collection is listed by OMB as Control No. 1076–0153, and it expires 11/30/2007. The response is voluntary to obtain or retain a benefit. Please submit your comments to the person listed in the ADDRESSES section. Please note that comments, names and addresses of commentators, are open for public review during the hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday except for legal holidays. If you wish your name and address withheld, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. We will honor your request to the extent allowable by law. Information Collection Abstract OMB control number: 1076–0153. Type of review: Renewal. Brief description of collection: The information will be used to establish that the applicants have Indian or Alaska Native ancestry from a tribe E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 30, 2007 / Notices indigenous to the United States, and the degree of Indian or Alaska Native blood will be documented by using historical records prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The CDIB will be used for purposes of eligibility determination and participation in programs administered through the U. S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Affected Entities: Individual Indian Applicants. Estimated number of respondents: 154,980. Estimated time per response: 1.5 hours. Number of Annual Responses: 154,980. Total annual burden hours: 232,470 hours. Dated: October 22, 2007. Carl J. Artman, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. E7–21317 Filed 10–29–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona T. 4 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 25, W1⁄2W1⁄2SW1⁄4; Sec. 26, S1⁄2S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4. The areas described contain 240 acres in La Paz County. Marking and effect of closure: BLM lands to be temporarily closed to public use will be identified with appropriate signage. A closure notice will be posted at the BLM Yuma Field Office, the La Posa Long-Term Visitor Area, and the five 14-day camping areas around Quartzsite, Arizona. Uses that may be affected by this closure include, but are not limited to, vehicular access (on-road and off-road), hiking, camping, hunting, and rockhounding, Exceptions: Closure restrictions do not apply to: (1) Medical/rescue, law enforcement, and fire fighting personnel; (2) any BLM employee, agent, contractor, or cooperator while in the performance of an official duty. Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [AZ–320–08–1330–NJ; AZA 033922] Arizona: Temporary Closure of Public Lands; Yuma Field Office Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Temporary closure of public lands in La Paz County, Arizona. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Yuma Field Office, announces the temporary closure of selected public lands under its administration in La Paz County, Arizona. The area affected by this closure is the location of a former mineral material site that is the subject of an ongoing mineral material trespass investigation. The site in its current condition presents numerous physical hazards to the public including open pits, steep drop-offs, and unstable slopes. This action is taken to provide for public safety, prevent theft, and protect natural and cultural resources. EFFECTIVE DATES: Effective immediately until mineral material trespass investigation is resolved. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Rittenhouse, Assistant Field Manager, Yuma Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2555 E. Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, Arizona, 85365, Telephone: 928–317–3200. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This closure applies to public lands directly affected by a mineral material trespass investigation as described below: VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:46 Oct 29, 2007 Jkt 214001 Penalties. Any person failing to comply with this closure order may be subject to imprisonment not to exceed 12 months; and/or a fine not to exceed $1,000 in accordance with the applicable provisions of 18 U.S.C. 3571. Dated: October 17, 2007. Bruce Rittenhouse, Assistant Field Manager for Resources, Lands, and Minerals and Acting Field Manager. [FR Doc. E7–21289 Filed 10–29–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–32–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [ID–310–1430–EU; IDI–34916] Notice of Realty Action: (NonCompetitive) Direct Sale of Public Lands, Bonneville County, ID Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The following described 1.25acre public land parcel near Swan Valley, Bonneville County, Idaho, has been examined and found suitable for title transfer by (non-competitive) direct sale to Dale E. McDowell, Louise J. Prudhomme and George McDowell reserving a conservation easement to the United States. The sale will be conducted under the authority of section 203(f)(2) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et. seq. (FLPMA) and CFR 2711.3–3(a), and will take place according to procedures governing direct sale of public land. Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 On or before December 1, 2007, interested parties may submit comments concerning the proposed sale to the BLM Upper Snake Field Office Manager at the below address. Only written comments will be accepted. ADDRESSES: Address all written comments concerning this notice to the Upper Snake Field Office Manager, BLM Upper Snake Field Office, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401. Detailed information including but not limited to documentation relating to compliance with all applicable environmental and cultural resource laws is available for review at the BLM Upper Snake Field Office. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Parmenter, Realty Specialist, at the above address, or call: (208) 524–7521. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in Bonneville County, Idaho, will be examined for possible disposal by direct sale under sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719. The BLM has identified the parcel as follows: DATES: Boise Meridian, Idaho T. 2 N., R.43 E., Sec. 17, N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4. Bureau of Land Management PO 00000 61367 The land described above contains approximately 1.25 acres. Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land described above will be segregated from appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, except for the sale provisions of FLPMA. These lands are being offered for sale to the proponent at no less than the appraised fair market value (FMV) of $6,000.00, as determined by the authorized officer after appraisal. An appraisal report has been prepared by a State certified appraiser for the purposes of establishing FMV. This parcel of land located near Swan Valley, Idaho, is being offered for sale through direct sale procedures. The land meets the criteria for direct sale, pursuant to 43 CFR 2711.3–3(a)(5), to resolve inadvertent unauthorized use and occupancy of the lands and pursuant to 43 CFR 2710.0–3(a)(3) which states, ‘‘Such tract, because of its location or E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61366-61367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21317]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood 
Information Collection, Comment Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Agency Information Collection.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking comments from the 
public on an extension of an information collection from persons 
seeking proof of American Indian or Alaska Native blood, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collected under OMB 
Control Number 1076-0153 will be used to establish that the applicants 
meet requirements for official recognition as an American Indian or 
Alaska Native for purposes of eligibility determination and 
participation in programs administered through the U. S. Bureau of 
Indian Affairs.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 31, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written comments can be sent to Ms. Daisy West, Chief, 
Division of Tribal Government Services, Office of Indian Services, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 4513 MIB, 
Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Daisy West, Chief, Division of 
Tribal Government Services, (202) 513-7626.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This collection was originally approved and 
assigned OMB Control No. 1076-0153 when it was submitted with a 
proposed rulemaking, 25 CFR Part 70, which was published in the Federal 
Register on April 18, 2000 (66 FR 20775). The proposed rulemaking has 
not been finalized due to various reasons. We are in the process of 
developing guidance for processing applications for Certificates of 
Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood (CDIB).

Request for Comments

    We are requesting comments about the proposed collection to 
evaluate:
    (a) The accuracy of the burden hours, including the validity of the 
methodology used and assumptions made;
    (b) The necessity of the information for proper performance of the 
bureau functions, including its practical utility;
    (c) The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and,
    (d) Suggestions to reduce the burden including use of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    The public is advised that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, 
and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
that does not display a valid OMB clearance number. For example, this 
collection is listed by OMB as Control No. 1076-0153, and it expires 
11/30/2007. The response is voluntary to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Please submit your comments to the person listed in the ADDRESSES 
section. Please note that comments, names and addresses of 
commentators, are open for public review during the hours of 8 a.m. to 
3 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday except for legal holidays. If you 
wish your name and address withheld, you must state this prominently at 
the beginning of your comments. We will honor your request to the 
extent allowable by law.

Information Collection Abstract

    OMB control number: 1076-0153.
    Type of review: Renewal.
    Brief description of collection: The information will be used to 
establish that the applicants have Indian or Alaska Native ancestry 
from a tribe

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indigenous to the United States, and the degree of Indian or Alaska 
Native blood will be documented by using historical records prepared by 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The CDIB will be used for purposes of 
eligibility determination and participation in programs administered 
through the U. S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    Affected Entities: Individual Indian Applicants.
    Estimated number of respondents: 154,980.
    Estimated time per response: 1.5 hours.
    Number of Annual Responses: 154,980.
    Total annual burden hours: 232,470 hours.

    Dated: October 22, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-21317 Filed 10-29-07; 8:45 am]
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